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Modulations

Documentary | Music

7.3

Release Date

September 18, 1998

Duration

75 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

Less a documentary than a primer on all electronic music. Featuring interviews with nearly every major player past and present, as well as a few energetic live clips, Modulations delves into one of electronica's forgotten facets: the human element. Lee travels the globe from the American Midwest to Europe to Japan to try to express the appeal of music often dismissed as soulless. Modulations shows that behind even the most foreign or alien electronic composition lies a real human being, and Lee lets many of these Frankenstein-like creators express and expound upon their personal philosophies and tech-heavy theories. Lee understands that a cultural movement as massive and diverse as dance music can't be contained.

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Karlheinz Stockhausen

Self

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Moby

Self

Moby

Afrika Bambaataa

Self

Afrika Bambaataa

Derrick May

Self

Derrick May

Genesis P-Orridge

Self

Genesis P-Orridge

Liam Howlett

Self

Liam Howlett

Giorgio Moroder

Self

Giorgio Moroder

Terre Thaemlitz

Self

Terre Thaemlitz

ケン・イシイ

Self

ケン・イシイ

Sean Booth

Self

Sean Booth

Rob Brown

Self

Rob Brown

Eric San

Self

Eric San

Armand van Helden

Self

Armand van Helden

Danny Tenaglia

Self

Danny Tenaglia

Derrick Carter

Self

Derrick Carter

DJ Spooky

Self

DJ Spooky

Fumiya Tanaka

Self

Fumiya Tanaka

Joey Beltram

Self

Joey Beltram

Holger Czukay

Self

Holger Czukay

Bill Laswell

Self

Bill Laswell

Rob Playford

Self

Rob Playford

Sasha

Self

Sasha

Robert Moog

Self

Robert Moog

Marshall Jefferson

Self

Marshall Jefferson

Squarepusher

Self

Squarepusher

Simon Reynolds

Self

Simon Reynolds

Ryan Williams

Self

Ryan Williams

Kodwo Eshun

Self

Kodwo Eshun

Mixmaster Morris

Self

Mixmaster Morris

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